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How to get your child to connect with nature in Dorset
The first two lines of Dragonfly, by celebrated children’s poet Eleanor Farjeon, brings back happy memories of the long, lazy summer days of my childhood. When the heat of the summer Made drowsy the land, A dragonfly came
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60 years of Leighton Moss Nature Reserve in Silverdale
The world was a very different place in 1964. The average house price was under £4000, a pint of milk cost 9d and a Ford Cortina – the last word in stylish family motoring – would set you back about £600. All of those have seen huge rises since
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British Wildlife Photography Exhibition at Wordsworth House and Garden
Photographers Rosamund and John Macfarlane say they did not want to “just show pretty pictures” in their new exhibition at Wordsworth House and Garden, in Cockermouth. In the same way their efforts to capture creatures in their habitats are sometimes
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Balloon Festival returning to country park with new additions
A three-day Norfolk event will reach new heights when it returns this summer with new additions. The Balloon Festival is back at Old Buckenham Country Park, near Attleborough, for its fourth year from August 9 to 11 2024. The opening times
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How a new walking and running challenge honours an ancient tradition
It has to be one of the most challenging and spectacular day walks in England and certainly one of the highest. At 27 miles and 10,200 feet, the full Beat the Bounds is not for the fainthearted. Yet dozens of walkers – and runners – are expected
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Why you should celebrate National Picnic month at a RSPB nature reserve
It’s National Picnic Month (1-31 July) and we’re celebrating by giving you the run down on how you can enjoy a picnic at a RSPB nature reserve near you. There are few better places to celebrate National Picnic month at than at one of the country's
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How farmers are helping save the yellow wagtail
The yellow wagtail, once widespread throughout England and Wales, and a familiar visitor to the meadows and pastures of Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds, has seen its numbers plummet over the past 30 years. The brightly coloured little bird is associated
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Can you tell the difference between a carrion crow and a raven?
Ravens are quite a common bird these days in Dumfries & Galloway, and I regularly see and hear them calling as they fly over towns such as Dumfries and Castle Douglas. Ravens are big birds, weighing as much as 1.5kg, which is more than double that
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Little Terns thriving at Horsey Island
An excited chattering call fills the air along areas of the Essex coastline. A small white bird with a light grey back zooms through the sky, carrying in its yellow beak with black tip a Sandeel for an expectant chick. This is a Little Tern, the smallest
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How wartime history unexpectedly benefited wildlife on the Suffolk coast
In spring of 1943, secret plans were being drawn up on the Suffolk coast. Britain was at war, France was occupied, and a new approach was needed. The 163rd Brigade/54th Division, led by Brigadier General Wales, were hard at work building fortifications